"Lady Pilot" wrote
OzOne wrote:
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20895100-2,00.html
Things sound worse than California burning a few months ago. Very sad, indeed!

Big deal! Forest fires and brush fires are natural events. They've been happening since
history began. The only thing that's sad about fires is people who think there shouldn't be
any. Duh! As a matter of fact some of the California fires are *caused* by people who are
environmentalists and keep the forest rangers and logging companies from clearing the dead
wood out of the forest. Lightning strikes and there's an instant blaze that can't be put out
because of all the undergrowth and dead branches.
Here in Florida the Seminoles used to burn off large patches of the Everglades on purpose
so they could grow things and so the deer and other wildlife that grazes could have some nice
tender grass and shoots to eat. The Indians didn't have to go very far to kill some game for the
table. Then the forest service banned the burning. So they ended up with grazing animals dying
off and huge fires that sprung up when lightning struck and burned out of control. There were
no green places to act as fire breaks and the dead grass and bramble built up provided plenty
of fuel.
I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed but even I know what the problem is. It's stupid
people interfering with nature when they haven't a clue.....

Cheers,
Ellen